See P&G pulls Taylor Swift Cover Girl mascara ad and UK’s Advertising Standards Authority bans misleading cosmetics ads for more on the issue about manipulating images for beauty advertising.
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| NARS Spring 2012 Collection |
Here’s the product from the NARS Spring 2012 Collection that I covet (from group shot, above, lower right):
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| NARS Single Eyeshadow in Lhasa |
NARS Single Eyeshadow in Lhasa is described as a “shimmery lavender-gray.” NARS often names its shades after exotic locales, and Lhasa is particularly evocative for me, as I’ve had the distinct privilege of visiting Tibet.
Shades of purple are more sensuous than grays or browns. See my eye shadow picks from NARS’s “permanent” collection:
NARS matte eye shadow in New York is a plum brown.
NARS eye shadow in Ashes to Ashes is a “Shimmery violet based brown”
This pod is actually a cosmetic pencil sharpener. Designed by famed product designer Michael Graves, it features dual German stainless steel blades – you know that the Germans always make good stuff! 🙂
For stylish kitchen, beauty, home and office, and safety and industrial implements, visit Slice™. Besides Michael Graves, featured designers are the pink-suited Karim Rashid, Yves Behar, Scot Herbst, and Alfredo Muccino.
It’s been several weeks since I had a #MusicMonday feature. This week, I present k.d. lang’s rendition of Leonard Cohen’s much-recorded Hallelujah. You will have to click through the freeze-frame to watch the video:
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve been a fan of Leonard Cohen’s songs for over 40 years (I was precocious), when Judy Collins introduced Leonard Cohen to the listening public.
Watch the end of the video, when k.d. lang honors Leonard Cohen, who is sitting in the front row. Don’t blink, or else you’ll miss Anne Murray 🙂
A distant cousin posted this video to Facebook.
P&G (Cover Girl) has been more honest than L’Oreal (which also owns Maybelline) about enhancing images for its ads: for example, in its LashBlast mascara ads featuring Drew Barrymore, it provides fine print that lash inserts were applied before mascara.
Now comes news that P&G has pulled its ad featuring Taylor Swift for its NatureLuxe Mousse Mascara, after the US Council of Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division requested that P&G substantiate its claims and called into account P&G’s enhancing the image to mislead the consumer about how much the mascara enhances the eyes:
The issue of Photoshopping images has been a hot topic on online fashion and beauty forums. Are we ready for more realistic advertising? We claim we are, but as ExtremeTech notes,
“… humans are incredibly sensitive to visual stimuli — and multiple trillion-dollar industries, including advertising, cosmetics, movies, and TV, all stand to gain by making their products look more appealing. There is a reason that digital manipulation and post production is so prevalent, after all — and indeed, it could even be argued that non-manipulated images now look ugly to our eyes.”
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority banned an excessively retouched ad featuring Julia Roberts for Lancome and this one featuring Christy Turlington for Maybelline:
At right, a fresh-faced Turlington dares to bare.
The ASA deemed these ads misleading, as the perfect complexions were a result of photo manipulation, not product use. Watch this space for US crackdown on misleading cosmetics advertising.
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| Happy New Year 2012 |
I reactivated The Style Page blog in August 2011 after a year and a half absence. I’ve reconnected with the terrific creative people whom I’ve met over the years that I’ve maintained this blog and made new friends.
So what do I want for this blog? What everyone blogger wants: more readership, more blog traffic, and opportunities for remuneration (as long as I can maintain my integrity). But what I want most of all is reader engagement.
Then, if there’s sufficient interest, I’d like to get my own domain name and engage a professional to design a logo and upgrade to WordPress. Any advice?
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| Happy New Year 2012 |
Here are my 2012 New Year resolutions, in no particular order:
What are your five New Year resolutions?
Ann Romney, Anita Perry, and Callista Gingrich star in TV spots in advance of the January 3 Iowa caucus.
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| L to R: Ann Romney, Anita Perry, Callista Gingrich |
Fox News should hire these foxy blondes. Else, their husbands can find work at Fox News: it’s where washed-up Republican politicians go. 🙂
My husband and I spent a quiet Christmas at home. The only decoration was the floral arrangement that he Photoshopped. I pulled out my Christmas CDs for a listen. I rarely burn candles, because of safety issues, but here are a couple that I burned on Christmas Eve:
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| Manuel Canovas Bois de Lune Candle |
Manuel Canovas Bois de Lune Candle has a heady, smoky fragrance like burning wood.
What’s even more fragrant than Manuel Canovas Bois de Lune Candle?
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| Voluspa Decorative 3 Wick Tin/Burmese Rosewood |
Voluspa Decorative 3 Wick Tin/Burmese Rosewood, 12oz Tin
The fine print: The Style Page is an Amazon.com affiliate. It earns nominal commissions through purchases of Voluspa Decorative 3 Wick Tin/Burmese Rosewood, 12oz Tin made by selecting the link on this post. When I checked Amazon.com on December 28, there were only 5 left.
Cold Cream 'n' Roses 
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